Underoath - Erase Me (April 6, 2018) Album • Page 14

My hype level just went from like 10/10 to like 15/10. New song is absolutely on par with what I want musically from them.

 

Looks like that's part of it and the theme of the album:

"From a press release "Gillespie’s quote touches on the narratives behind the 11-song release: addressing the dire circumstances that led to the demise of the band, the ability to, now, be true to themselves and with their listeners as well as the individual band members disenchantment with religion."

I'm extremely tentative about this having finally come to a resolution to my faith after struggling to reconcile it with my sexuality for so many years. I'm now consider myself religious but non-dogmatic. I think there's a great way to approach religious criticism that doesn't throw out the baby with the bath water that I hope they engage with. I have no interest in an album that just... trashes religion indiscriminately. Their posture and new aesthetic has me worried.

 

A blurb I read somewhere explicitly mentioned themes of struggling with religion so they don’t seem to be beating around the bush too much. Unless the site I read was just assuming.

Edit: yep. That’s the one. Good timing.

 

I went with the box set. It's something different.

 

The album artwork reminds me a bit of Pusha’s King Push:

 

That's not what the stores show as the artwork.

 

Why did they have to say fuck though?

 

Haven’t went back to see if anyone else posted this. But the cover zoomed out looks like a goat head..assuming that was intentional?

 

because it's the best fucking word

 

What is the difference between the standard and deluxe vinyl?

 

That deluxe for $55 is a stupidly high price.

 

Packaging. Their is a die cut aspect to it along with a booklet.

 

Do the relatively simple track names/album name stand out to anybody? These titles are cool too but I kinda miss the long mysterious ones

 

Dammit, Jason. But wahhhhhyy?

 

Can they repress LITSOS and Disambiguation while they're at it? I need those on vinyl and they can get stupid expensive online.

 

Doesn't bug me. Some of those old song titles got cumbersome.

 

GUYS, STOP FUCKING SWEARING!!!!!!

 

Man does LITSOS rip

 

Aaron, Chris, Grant, and Tim are still Christian. This whole thing confuses me. Did the band come to an agreement that they can write music that denounces the believes of over half the members so long the band itself can still exist?

 

It really does

 

Sometimes it can be a substitute for strong emotion. As long as they don’t go Jay and Silent Bob on us.

 

I mean it’s one eff bomb.. looks like they curse on 3 songs.: not terrible

 

why does significant shift have to automatically mean denouncing? its completely possible to call yourself a christian and still recognize the significant shortcomings of the religion you used to think was infallible. to act like the only shift possible is from straight up die hard christianity to atheism is weird.

 

fuck piss shit cock ass damn bitch

 

why are people so concerned about cursing in songs in 2018 my god